7th Grade Social Studies Unit 8

Big Idea:

Clearly identify Texas involvement during the Civil War and Reconstruction.

Student Expectations:

Priority TEKS

7.5(A) [Readiness] explain reasons for the involvement of Texas in the Civil War such as states' rights, slavery, sectionalism, and tariffs;

Focus TEKS

7.1(A) [Readiness] identify the major eras in Texas history, describe their defining characteristics, and explain why historians divide the past into eras, including Natural Texas and its People; Age of Contact; Spanish Colonial; Mexican National; Revolution and Republic; Early Statehood; Texas in the Civil War and Reconstruction; Cotton, Cattle, and Railroads; Age of Oil; Texas in the Great Depression and World War II; Civil Rights and Conservatism; and Contemporary Texas

7.1(C) [Supporting] explain the significance of the following dates: 1519, mapping of the Texas coast and first mainland Spanish settlement; 1718, founding of San Antonio; 1821, independence from Spain; 1836, Texas independence; 1845, annexation; 1861, Civil War begins; 1876, adoption of current state constitution; and 1901, discovery of oil at Spindletop

7.5(B) [Readiness] analyze the political, economic, and social effects of the Civil War and Reconstruction in Texas; and

7.5(C) [Supporting] identify significant individuals and events concerning Texas and the Civil War such as John Bell Hood, John Reagan, Francis Lubbock, Thomas Green, John Magruder and the Battle of Galveston, the Battle of Sabine Pass, and the Battle of Palmito Ranch.

Ongoing TEKS

7.17(C) [Supporting] express and defend a point of view on an issue of historical or contemporary interest in Texas.

7.21(H) [Process] use appropriate mathematical skills to interpret social studies information such as maps and graphs.

Learning Targets:

• I will create a timeline of events that took place during the Civil War.
• I will discuss the effects of the War.
• I will interpret the plans and provisions during Reconstruction.
• I will write a paragraph explaining why Texans fought in the Civil War.

Essential Questions:

• What events led to Texas involvement in the Civil War?

Extra Information:

Adopted Textbook: Texas History - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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